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Warning over salt in pasta sauces

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Consumers are being warned about the high levels of salt in some pasta sauces - in some cases they have almost three times the recommended level.

Consensus Action on Salt and Health surveyed 190 types of sauces.

It said that, on average, leading brands contained 25% more salt than supermarket own-brand options.

Sophie Hutchinson reports

READ MORE: Warning over salt in pasta sauces

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